21.   The drug giant Merck slashed prices of its anti-AIDS treatments and Western governments seemed increasingly sympathetic toward South Africa, which has been overwhelmed by the disease.

22.   They tend to be less sympathetic toward paying taxes for federal social programs.

23.   When you write bad, you make some people sympathetic toward me.

24.   Opposition leaders, who accuse Maskhadov of being too sympathetic toward Russia, frequently use violence in attempts to weaken his authority.

25.   Pakistan is more sympathetic toward Kosovo Albanians, whom NATO is trying to defend and who are largely Muslim like most Pakistanis.

26.   But he expressed concern that other countries are too sympathetic toward Arafat.

27.   But the United States and Israel have resisted expanded European involvement, with the Jewish state arguing that European countries have traditionally been sympathetic toward the Arabs.

28.   But the United States and Israel have resisted expanded European involvement, with Israel arguing that European countries have traditionally been sympathetic toward the Arabs.

29.   Despite the many problems aboard the Mir, Russian space officials are rarely sympathetic toward complaints from the crew.

30.   During the trial several passengers testified they felt sympathetic toward Kec and that the police storming of the aircraft after he surrendered was scarier than the hijacking itself.